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| French Club Members |
L’Alliance Des Amis Français (French Club) is a lively cultural group on Fredonia’s campus. The members of the executive board include: William Webber (President), Rita Cain (Vice President), Mikayla Kozlowski (Treasurer), and Terese Caiazza (Secretary). The goal of this club is to bring together people who have a common interest of the French culture and language. This is done so through meetings and events.
French Club meetings are a place where people come together whether or not they speak French. Each meeting includes discussions, fun activities or presentations for anyone to learn more about the French culture. French Club also has various events throughout the year. Starting this school year, French Club began celebrating National French Week, which is a week long celebration of all things French in schools and communities across the United States. During this week, French Club hosted a variety of events, which allowed the French culture to be celebrated throughout campus. Events included a movie night featuring Les Misérables, a formal French dinner, a French professor career panel, a library exhibit, a make-your-own crêpe station and more. French Club also recently hosted a Mardi Gras formal French dinner and will be hosting an upcoming trivia night on April 21st at 8pm in the Global Connections Lounge.
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| French Club Library Exhibit |
The secretary of the club, Terese Caiazza gave some amazing insight about French Club. Terese first became interested in French Club when she heard about it at an Open House. After one semester in the club, she decided that she wanted to become more involved. Terese loved the events that French Club puts on but really thinks that General Body meetings are where the magic happens. Terese is a French minor and believes that the club gives her a strong connection to French culture and the francophone world. When describing the club, Terese said, “In my opinion, French Club is a representation of one of the many multicultural experiences that the campus has to offer. It’s an environment where you don’t need base knowledge to come and understand so it is an opportunity for everyone to come and learn.” Her favorite French Club event so far has been National French Week because she enjoyed the club reaching out to the entire campus to get involved in the various cultural events. She also said that the National French Week was a fun experience and represents what French Club has been able to accomplish. In the future, if Terese could plan any event, she would plan to have a language workshop for the club before a trip. In her opinion, it would be fun to teach phrases, regional dialects, and cultural norms to fellow students. The club would be divided into groups based on their level of knowledge of French so that it would give everyone a chance to participate and apply the language. In closing, Terese said, “French Club is really important to me. I’m glad that it’s here and that people have a place to talk about something that American culture takes for granted sometimes.”
French Club is a group that spreads French culture in a friendly, fun and lively environment. Join them at meetings, spend an evening savoring French cuisine or attend one of their events.
French Club meets every Tuesday in the Global Connections Lounge at 8pm.
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